NBA Power Rankings – January 1, 20143. Portland Trail Blazers (24-6)The Blazers have been great this season, but facing the Heat without LeBron James is a game you’d expect them to win, especially at home. They didn’t. (Photo by Sam Forencich/NBAE via Getty Images)

NBA Power Rankings – January 1, 20144. Oklahoma City Thunder (25-5)Russell Westbrook (knee surgery) won’t be back until after the All-Star break, which ups the ante for Kevin Durant. (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images)

NBA Power Rankings – January 1, 20149. Golden State Warriors (19-13)If Stephen Curry isn’t an All-Star, something is wrong with the NBA. (Photo by David Liam Kyle/NBAE via Getty Images)

NBA Power Rankings – January 1, 201410. Dallas Mavericks (17-13)Dallas is 4-5 over its last nine games – and only one of those wins came against a winning team. (Photo by David Sherman/NBAE via Getty Images)

NBA Power Rankings – January 1, 201411. Atlanta Hawks (17-14)Unfortunately for the Hawks, Al Horford (torn pec) is out indefinitely. Fortunately for the Hawks, they play in the Eastern Conference – so it might not matter. (Photo by Mike Lawrie/Getty Images)

NBA Power Rankings – January 1, 201412. Minnesota Timberwolves (15-15)Second in scoring and second in rebounding, the Timberwolves are hanging around. (Photo by David Sherman/NBAE via Getty Images)

NBA Power Rankings – January 1, 201414. Toronto Raptors (13-15)Toronto swept a home-and-home against the Knicks this weekend thanks to Kyle Lowry, who had season-highs in points (32) and assists (11) in a 115-100 win on Saturday. (Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images)

NBA Power Rankings – January 1, 201416. Memphis Grizzlies (13-16)Memphis, which had lost five straight, has taken three of four. (Photo by Joe Murphy/NBAE via Getty Images)

NBA Power Rankings – January 1, 201417. Washington Wizards (13-14)The Wizards are 4-1 in their last five games – 4-0 against the Eastern Conference and 0-1 against the West (Minnesota). (Photo by Allen Einstein/NBAE via Getty Images)

NBA Power Rankings – January 1, 201421. Boston Celtics (13-17)The Celtics can’t score, can’t rebound and are dead last in the league in assists – but they can defend. Boston is 3-5 in its last eight games, with all three wins coming by four points or fewer. (Photo by Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty Images)

NBA Power Rankings – January 1, 201423. Chicago Bulls (11-17)The Bulls are last in the league in scoring. Derrick, where art thou? (Photo by Joe Murphy/NBAE via Getty Images)

NBA Power Rankings – January 1, 201424. Orlando Magic (10-20)With wins over Detroit and Atlanta, the Magic have won consecutive games for the first time in more than a month. (Photo by Fernando Medina/NBAE via Getty Images)

NBA Power Rankings – January 1, 201425. Brooklyn Nets (10-20)After losing Brook Lopez (20.7 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.8 blocks) for the season, just making the playoffs would be a minor miracle. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

NBA Power Rankings – January 1, 201426. Sacramento Kings (9-20)Beating the Heat – even with Dwyane Wade and Ray Allen sitting – will probably be the Kings’ most impressive win of the season. (Photo by Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty Images)

NBA Power Rankings – January 1, 201427. New York Knicks (9-21)The Knicks have beaten just one winning team all season – Atlanta (twice). The Hawks entered both games one game above .500. (Photo by Rich Schultz /Getty Images)

NBA Power Rankings – January 1, 201428. Utah Jazz (9-24)The Jazz are 5-5 in the last 10 games in which Trey Burke has played – and 5-3 when he scores more than three points. (Photo by Melissa Majchrzak/NBAE via Getty Images)

NBA Power Rankings – January 1, 201429. Philadelphia 76ers (9-21)Philadelphia beat the Lakers, who were playing without Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol, in Los Angeles on Sunday. It was the 76ers’ first road win since beating Washington in the second game of the season. Both wins were by seven points. (Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images)

NBA Power Rankings – January 1, 201430. Milwaukee Bucks (6-24)Officially the worst team in the league. (Photo by Gary Dineen/NBAE via Getty Images)